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  • 11sovereign — sove|reign1 [ˈsɔvrın US ˈsa:v ] n 1.) formal a king or queen 2.) a British gold coin used in the past that was worth £1 sovereign 2 sovereign2 adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: soverain, from Vulgar Latin superanus, from Latin super …

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  • 12sovereign and inherent power — See inherent power; sovereign power …

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  • 13Sovereign state — Sovereign states in Europe A sovereign state, or simply, state, is a state with a defined territory on which it exercises internal and external sovereignty, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other …

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  • 14Sovereign — Sov er*eign (? or ?; 277), a. [OE. soverain, sovereyn, OF. soverain, suvrain, F. souverain, LL. superanus, fr. L. superus that is above, upper, higher, fr. super above. See {Over}, {Super}, and cf. {Soprano}. The modern spelling is due to a… …

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  • 15Sovereign state — Sovereign Sov er*eign (? or ?; 277), a. [OE. soverain, sovereyn, OF. soverain, suvrain, F. souverain, LL. superanus, fr. L. superus that is above, upper, higher, fr. super above. See {Over}, {Super}, and cf. {Soprano}. The modern spelling is due… …

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  • 16Sovereign democracy — (Russian суверенная демократия) is a term that with regard to Russian politics was first used by Vladislav Surkov on the 22nd of February 2006 in a speech before the a gathering of the Russian political party United Russia [… …

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  • 17sovereign — sov·er·eign 1 / sä vrən, sə , və rən/ also sov·ran / vrən/ n: a person or political entity (as a nation or state) possessing or held to possess sovereignty a controversy between two sovereign s...the United States on the one hand and the State of …

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  • 18sovereign — [säv′rən, säv′ər in; ] occas. [ suv′rən, suv′ər in] adj. [ME soveraine < OFr < VL * superanus < L super, above, OVER] 1. above or superior to all others; chief; greatest; supreme 2. supreme in power, rank, or authority 3. of or holding… …

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  • 19Sovereign Trains — is a Rolling Stock Company (ROSCO) formed in 2007 as part of the same group as open access passenger operators Grand Central and Grand Union. The company was initially formed to fund the purchase of rolling stock for Grand Central for its… …

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  • 20power — pow·er n 1: capability of acting or of producing an effect parties of unequal bargaining power 2 a: authority or capacity to act that is delegated by law or constitution often used in pl. commerce power often cap C&P: the power delegated to… …

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